Batley is urged to “pull together” after arrests

A Batley councillor has urged the community to “pull together” in the wake terror-related arrests.

A Sheffield man remains in police custody after dawn raids across Yorkshire in a Syria-related counter-terrorism investigation.

Four people were arrested – a 55-year-old woman and a 44-year-old man from Batley on suspicion of an offence under Section 15 of the Terrorism Act – terrorist fundraising; and two men from Sheffield, aged 40 and 36, on suspicion of an offence under Section 5 of the Terrorism Act – preparation to commit an act of terrorism.